I know for windows there's a GUI for Prime95, but I can't seem to find one for Mac OS X. I really want to see if it can handle it. Anyone know about this?
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I want to stress test my MBP
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If you just want to max out the cpu for a period of time open two terminals and type in "yes > /dev/null" in each one, close the terminal windows when done. I am unaware of something exactly like prime for mac os though.
flopticalcube
macrumors G4
No idea on what to do if you wanted a benchmark, but if you just want a stress test, try getting blender 3D [www.blender.org], flip into edit mode, subdivide an object multiple times to get a high face count, then render it. It will use your CPU to the max and it will provide lovely images of a cube.
alphaod
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The more solutions to issues the better. I came across this thread through a google search and was provided the answer from the three year old post. 🙂
Do not use CPUTest for retina MBP
Do not use CPUTest with rMBP + OS X 10.9. I tried it and it did stress the CPU, but did not correctly shut down after I clicked stop and exited the program. Couldn't even force quit through Activity Monitor. Had to restart.
Do not use CPUTest with rMBP + OS X 10.9. I tried it and it did stress the CPU, but did not correctly shut down after I clicked stop and exited the program. Couldn't even force quit through Activity Monitor. Had to restart.
Just run Intel's pre-compiled LINPACK benchmark. This will stress the CPU and memory.
http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-math-kernel-library-linpack-download
Make sure you run it on a flat surface.
http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-math-kernel-library-linpack-download
Make sure you run it on a flat surface.
